Registered Nurse - Surgical Care Unit

Saint Luke's; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Surgical Care Unit. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to care for patients with complex GI surgeries and varied acuity, including pain management, wound/drain care, and nutrition support.

The shift details include a 6:45 am to 7:15 pm schedule with night and weekend differentials. Less than 1 year experience is noted as applicable experience, with an Associate Degree in Nursing and MO RN

Qualifications

• Utilizes the nursing process.
• Performs patient care.
• Delegates patient care tasks.
• Supervises other patient care staff.
• Coordinates the plan of care for a group of patients.
• Consults with other members of the health care team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Adheres to policies, rules, guidelines and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Performs direct patient care with attention to safety and comfort.
• Delegates tasks to appropriate staff while maintaining accountability.
• Supervises other patient care staff and supports team workflow.
• Coordinates the plan of care for a defined group of patients.
• Consults with multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates proficiency and compliance with clinical policies.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient care

Team collaboration

Telemetry monitoring

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

MO RN license

Tools

NURSYS

Job description

Job Description

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Surgical Care Unit.

As a Surgical Care nurse on this unit you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and provide care to patients with a variety of conditions, acuity levels, telemetry monitoring status, and treatment plans. This nursing position will provide you with variety in your day-to-day and allow you to expand and grow your nursing skills. This unit cares for complex GI surgeries including whipples, surgical oncology, liver resections, ostomy creation, bariatrics, complicated urology, and abdominal trauma. These patients require complex pain management systems including PCA, Epidural and other continuous infusions, as well as involved wound care, drain management and alternative methods of nutritional support.

Shift Details:

6:45 am to 7:15 pm - this position comes with a night and weekend differential

The Work:

• Utilizesthe nursing process
• Performspatient care
• Delegatespatient care tasks
• Supervisesother patient care staff
• Coordinatesthe plan of care for a group of assigned patients
• Consultswith other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes
• Demonstratesproficiency and abides by policies rules guidelines and procedures

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)

Associate Degree - Nursing

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)